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Post by southward on Oct 27, 2022 15:57:05 GMT
There is always more of a buzz when club teams are involved, I actually flicked through some old county championship final programmes last night. It used to be a football feast in the past, now it's only one game... is there even a curtain raiser as my vintage would call it. I read the 1989 booklet last night, Laune Rangers vs Mitchels was the headliner, there were two other games beforehand, Gneevguille, Spa, Kenmare and Ballyduff in Junior and intermediate finals... surely the Co. Board could have fixed the Rockies and Kenmare game as an appetizer. Is there a curtain raiser? They played the relegation game as a curtain raiser a few years ago and it was very unpopular with the teams involved - double headers doesn't always hold a crowd. At two recent double headers it was noticeable that there was a big exodus after game 1, particularly the fans of the beaten team.
Stacks brought a couple of buses to the relegation game last Sunday. Said buses promptly buggered off afterwards, they weren't going to hang around to see the Narries winning. Personally, I find double-headers a bit of a slog, especially where's there's a gap to allow for extra-time etc or if the weather's bad.
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Post by mike70 on Oct 27, 2022 16:06:07 GMT
East Kerry for me on Sunday, hard to see beyond them, but it’s an improving MK team, might not be bad next year, depending on winners of intermediate championship.
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Post by mike70 on Oct 28, 2022 4:39:06 GMT
Lads it’s county final weekend, barely a discussion on the match, very odd in fairness, it’s being televised , so here is to a good game as we show house our county championship.
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Post by hurlingman on Oct 28, 2022 7:30:03 GMT
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Post by Annascaultilidie on Oct 29, 2022 6:33:48 GMT
I think it is nice that James O'Donoghue, a hugely talented player whose intercounty career was ravaged by injury, gets to A) hopefully win a County Championship (while he would have loved to have won that final with his club), and B) gets to play with David Clifford.
This isn't an argument for or against anything just an aside.
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Post by kerrysouth on Oct 29, 2022 9:31:31 GMT
Yes nice to see the 2014 and 2022 footballers of the year playing alongside each other and James O Donoghue definitely deserves to win a county championship medal a Brillant player whose career was badly disrupted by injury.I can only see an East Kerry win tomorrow granted they have been poor to date but the big stage usually suits the big players and I might be wrong but I think they will win with a bit to spare .is it just me but there seems very little interest and hype in this final .Maybe the All Stars took some of the media attention.
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Post by Premier on Oct 29, 2022 14:08:12 GMT
Is cash being taken at the gate for the game tomorrow?
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Post by Kerry GAA Officer on Oct 29, 2022 14:15:09 GMT
Is cash being taken at the gate for the game tomorrow? Yes it is but tickets are also available online now.
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Post by mike70 on Oct 30, 2022 11:34:12 GMT
Best of luck to both teams today, here is hoping for a top class game.
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Post by onlykerry on Oct 30, 2022 11:48:30 GMT
25% of the clubs in the county represented in todays final and the silence is deafening - no excitement or build up, such a pity. Hope there is a decent attendance.
Car rally in Tralee so town is fairly busy with main Brandon car park and car parks by the Rose hotel being used for the rally.
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Post by southward on Oct 30, 2022 12:11:54 GMT
25% of the clubs in the county represented in todays final and the silence is deafening - no excitement or build up, such a pity. Hope there is a decent attendance. Car rally in Tralee so town is fairly busy with main Brandon car park and car parks by the Rose hotel being used for the rally. This time of year, the world is caught up in the North Kerry Championship Rain's easing off anyway.
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Post by homerj on Oct 30, 2022 14:05:33 GMT
Looks like a small enough attendance in tralee 15 mins before thrown in.
Weather may have turned off alot of neutrals
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Post by Tadhgeen on Oct 30, 2022 14:12:35 GMT
Could anyone post up a copy of the team lineouts - forgot cash !
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Post by mike70 on Oct 30, 2022 14:15:11 GMT
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Post by Tadhgeen on Oct 30, 2022 14:19:31 GMT
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Post by homerj on Oct 30, 2022 14:35:27 GMT
Alot of bad wides so far.
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Post by colinsworth1 on Oct 30, 2022 14:56:03 GMT
East Kerry looking too strong Let’s hope mid Kerry get the ball into their inside forwards Quicker and more often Otherwise it’s going to be a difficult second half to watch
Ref giving some real soft frees to east Kerry Maddening even from a neutral
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Post by taggert on Oct 30, 2022 15:34:36 GMT
It was a joke of a match, with only the brilliance of David rescuing it. Scoreline totally flattered Mid Kerry for me, who were way out of their depth.
The severely depleted Strand Road and Austin Stacks teams meant it was a championship best forgotten.
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Post by horsebox77 on Oct 30, 2022 15:38:55 GMT
Hard not to concur, even on the final whistle, no real celebrations, very subdued and flat.
In a way the lack of buzz on the forum mirrored the game itself, I suppose when no club team is involved there is not as much raw grà there
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Post by mike70 on Oct 30, 2022 15:43:27 GMT
An advert to scrap the divisional championship and leave it to the clubs, way more passion, thru all the levels. Congrats to the EK boys, well deserved victory. Clifford brothers were excellent.
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Post by peanuts on Oct 30, 2022 15:58:32 GMT
An advert to scrap the divisional championship and leave it to the clubs, way more passion, thru all the levels. Congrats to the EK boys, well deserved victory. Clifford brothers were excellent. Not in my book, we wouldn't get to see the brilliance that is David Clifford on this stage if that was the case. Not just him either but Jameso, Paudie and Paul as well as others. Hopefully one of the EK teams will win the Intermediate to reduce their pick a little bit as they are just too strong at the moment.
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Post by conorpass on Oct 30, 2022 16:01:14 GMT
Agree lack of passion and even little disappointment from the Mid Kerry players post the final whistle today is not an endorsement for the bias favouring Divisional teams the current structure of the championship is facilitating. Well done to East Kerry.
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Post by mike70 on Oct 30, 2022 16:03:17 GMT
An advert to scrap the divisional championship and leave it to the clubs, way more passion, thru all the levels. Congrats to the EK boys, well deserved victory. Clifford brothers were excellent. Not in my book, we wouldn't get to see the brilliance that is David Clifford on this stage if that was the case. Not just him either but Jameso, Paudie and Paul as well as others. Hopefully one of the EK teams will win the Intermediate to reduce their pick a little bit as they are just too strong at the moment. We see enough of DC with Kerry, today told us nothing, we all know DC is the best, jameso , pM should all be playing senior football with their clubs in a senior championship. Don’t forget, fossa coming up the levels too.
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Post by onlykerry on Oct 30, 2022 16:04:30 GMT
Let the records show East Kerry are worthy county champions - congratulations to them.
However
The contrast in terms of excitement between this weekend and last is immense - the wild joy of KOR and Templenoe lads on their knees, heads bowed in disappointment last weekend. Today barely a cheer and no scenes of celebration or disappointment. Is this what the county championship has come to. Even Paul Murphys acceptance speech barely raised a response from the crowd.
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Post by Whosinmidfield on Oct 30, 2022 16:16:58 GMT
Let the records show East Kerry are worthy county champions - congratulations to them. However The contrast in terms of excitement between this weekend and last is immense - the wild joy of KOR and Templenoe lads on their knees, heads bowed in disappointment last weekend. Today barely a cheer and no scenes of celebration or disappointment. Is this what the county championship has come to. Even Paul Murphys acceptance speech barely raised a response from the crowd. In fairness the closeness of the game in the final stages has a huge impact on the reaction at the final whistle. In my opinion the difference is more down to that than club vs district.
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Post by peanuts on Oct 30, 2022 16:27:09 GMT
Not in my book, we wouldn't get to see the brilliance that is David Clifford on this stage if that was the case. Not just him either but Jameso, Paudie and Paul as well as others. Hopefully one of the EK teams will win the Intermediate to reduce their pick a little bit as they are just too strong at the moment. We see enough of DC with Kerry, today told us nothing, we all know DC is the best, jameso , pM should all be playing senior football with their clubs in a senior championship. Don’t forget, fossa coming up the levels too. What a ridiculous statement.
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Post by peanuts on Oct 30, 2022 16:27:37 GMT
Let the records show East Kerry are worthy county champions - congratulations to them. However The contrast in terms of excitement between this weekend and last is immense - the wild joy of KOR and Templenoe lads on their knees, heads bowed in disappointment last weekend. Today barely a cheer and no scenes of celebration or disappointment. Is this what the county championship has come to. Even Paul Murphys acceptance speech barely raised a response from the crowd. In fairness the closeness of the game in the final stages has a huge impact on the reaction at the final whistle. In my opinion the difference is more down to that than club vs district. Agreed
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Post by mike70 on Oct 30, 2022 16:35:13 GMT
We see enough of DC with Kerry, today told us nothing, we all know DC is the best, jameso , pM should all be playing senior football with their clubs in a senior championship. Don’t forget, fossa coming up the levels too. What a ridiculous statement. Maybe so, but DC will play with his club fossa next week and if the get to the final and win, I would expect more excitement then I did to day, so you can take your ridiculous to the shop and buy some excitement, today was a farce, hardly a cheer when Paul murphy lifted the cup.
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Post by onlykerry on Oct 30, 2022 16:48:49 GMT
Let the records show East Kerry are worthy county champions - congratulations to them. However The contrast in terms of excitement between this weekend and last is immense - the wild joy of KOR and Templenoe lads on their knees, heads bowed in disappointment last weekend. Today barely a cheer and no scenes of celebration or disappointment. Is this what the county championship has come to. Even Paul Murphys acceptance speech barely raised a response from the crowd. In fairness the closeness of the game in the final stages has a huge impact on the reaction at the final whistle. In my opinion the difference is more down to that than club vs district. You may be right but you have just won/lost the premier competition within the county - the pinnacle achievement for the majority of club players and I would expect more emotion regardless the scoreline. More than 20 of todays players will be out with their individual clubs next weekend in semi finals of their respective grades so celebrations and the drowning of sorrows will be curtailed I suspect.
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Post by glengael on Oct 30, 2022 17:08:33 GMT
Alot of bad wides so far. The wind was quite strong in first half in fairness, decreased significantly as the match progressed. Dominance of Championships goes in cycles. Where were East Kerry between 1999 to 2019? The Laune Rangers team that we saw today at half time were All club champions in their day, now the club are part of a Divisional set up. Times change. Are some people longing for a return of the Crokes dominance so we can have the 'right' atmopshere at full time? Ok, I'm joking with that last question. East Kerry won't last forever, just as South Kerry didnt in the early years of this century.
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